A guest post by Karim Knio Call for papers: special issue of Journal of Critical Realism on ‘Morphogenetic Régulation’* * This is a shortened version of the call for papers. The full text, with references, can be found at this… Read More »Call for papers: special issue on Morphogenetic Régulation
A guest post by Ruth Groff. The Critical Social Ontology Workshop is an interdisciplinary venue for radical thinking about the metaphysics of irreducibly social phenomena. Core members of CSOW are Ruth Groff (Coordinator), Sally Haslanger, Tony Lawson, Doug Porpora, Vanessa… Read More »Annual Critical Social Ontology Workshop – online, April 6th & 7th, 2024 – Call for papers
In this final book by renowned sociologist Margaret S. Archer, her groundbreaking morphogenetic approach is defended, refined and extended through a series of provocative engagements with her critics. Archer, a pioneer of critical realism, addresses key debates surrounding her work… Read More »Margaret Archer’s Final Book: Morphogenesis Answers Its Critics. Launch event on March 28th, 3pm GMT
We are delighted to announce a one-day symposium dedicated to exploring and celebrating the legacy of Margaret Archer, one of the most influential sociological thinkers of our time. The aim of the symposium is to engage with and critically assess… Read More »Call for Papers: One-Day Symposium on the Legacy of Margaret Archer – August 3rd, University of Warwick
The annual conference of the International Association for Critical Realism (IACR) 2024 will be hosted at the University of Warwick, England, beginning with a pre-conference workshop from 29-30 July, followed by the conference itself from 31 July – 2 August.… Read More »IACR 2024 conference details announced
A guest post by Onur Ozmen Call for papers: special issue of Journal of Critical Realism on ‘critical realism and the self’* * This is a shortened version of the call for papers. The full text can be found at… Read More »Call for papers on Critical Realism and the self
Margaret Archer’s prescient work highlighted vital questions about the possibilities for relationship and “friendship” between humans and AI systems. Though written before the rise of chatbots and other interactive AI, Archer’s late papers reveal remarkable insight into issues surrounding AI… Read More »CfP: The Realist Approach to AI
Guest post by Dr Joanna Smoluk-Stachowska. In order to commemorate Margaret Archer and to show how much her work meant to Polish researchers, the Interfaculty Department of Critical Realism in Szczecin is organising a special seminar “Margaret Archer In Memoriam”… Read More »Polish Critical Realists honour Margaret Archer and publish new journal
We were shocked and saddened to learn of the death yesterday of Margaret Archer. Maggie was the leading sociological advocate of critical realism and the most important figure in establishing the influence of critical realism after its founder, Roy Bhaskar.… Read More »Margaret Archer (1943-2023)
Critical realism ‘provides a way of thinking about the world which draws on social theory to seek explanations for social phenomena, alongside analytical tools to support data collection and data analysis’ (Stutchbury, 2021: 113). Critical realism, and allied theories within… Read More »ECR Critical Realism One Day Event (UK)